Someone Still Thinks A Venom Movie Is A Good Idea...

Initial word bantering around the street had Josh Trank staying in-house with Fox to reboot Fantastic Four, and though I have no doubt there's truth to that nor was I crazy about that, it's still a better alternative than this.

LA Times says he's in talks with Sony to spearhead a solo Venom movie, even as the studio holds it collective breath on the reception (both critical and financial) on The Amazing Spider-Man this July.

Remember all those cries for Sam Raimi to get past his perceived bullish anti-Venom stance and how they were silenced when we saw him as depicted in Spider-Man 3? Some would argue it was the characterization as directed by Raimi and performed by Topher Grace that "fucked it all up" as fans would say.

Nah, the character was just never that interesting, and the angle Raimi were going for (Eddie Brock being Peter Parker without morals) was better than anything I've ever seen from his comic-book iterations. It's not like Grace would come back or anything. It's a reboot and you know how the kids love their reboots. Though nobody seems to know (Read: care) if there's a connection to the afore-mentioned Spider-Man cinematic do-over.

Never liked the idea of Trank, fresh off Chronicle, already getting lured by the mega bucks brought on by the franchises any way. Both he and writer Max Landis have shown they have the talent and potential they don't need to get involved; at least this soon into their careers. These guys could start their own franchises from idea cooking in their heads or influenced by the films, cartoons, comics, etc. of their young. You know... like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg did.